Day Care Services

Process and procedures: Provo City encourages child care facilities in residential dwellings, subject to obtaining Home Occupation or a Conditional Use Permit, depending upon the type of care provided. The following information provides answers to general questions and gives a brief overview of the approval process. Business License Required: In order to provide day care in your home or in a commercial building, you must obtain a business license. Provo City Business Licenses applications can be obtained at the Finance Offices located in the center of the City Offices located at 351 West Center Street. You may contact the Licensing Clerk at 801-852-6532 for further information. The application is processed electronically to the appropriate staff that needs to sign the application. If Staff has any issues with the license, you will be contacted by them. As part of the business license, a Home Occupation Permit must be obtained. This will be handled by the Community Development Department. You may contact the Zoning Division at 801-852-6400 for further information. Home Occupation Permit. Chapter 14.41 describes the rules for conducting a business within your home. If you provide care for up to six (6) children, then a Minor Home Occupation Permit will be issued. If you provide care for seven (7) to twelve (12) children, then a Major Home Occupation Permit will be required. The ordinances are, in part, as follows: Chapter 14.41.050. Minor Home Occupations. Home occupations which meet the above standards shall be defined as minor home occupations. In order to minimize traffic and off-street parking, and to avoid health and sanitation risks from the disposal of medical wastes, medical, dental, and other health professional offices are specifically excluded as home occupations. Permitted minor home occupations include, but are not necessarily limited to the following: (1) artists, authors, architectural services, advertising; (2) barber and beauty shops; (3) consulting services, craft sales; (4) dance studio, aerobic exercise, music lessons, tutoring and general educational instruction, provided the number of students is limited to two (2) at a time; (5) direct sales distribution, desktop publishing; (6) data processing, computer programming, and service; (7) family day care (not more than six (6) children); (8) home crafts; (9) garden produce; (10) janitorial services; (11) insurance sales or broker, interior design; (12) mail order; (13) real estate sales, broker, or appraiser; (14) sales representative; and (15) contractors, provided there is no outside storage of equipment, and no more than one (1) company vehicle stored on site. Page 1 of 2

Chapter 14.41.060. Major Home Occupations. "Major home occupation" means a home occupation which meets the standards listed in Section 14.41.040, Provo City Code, except as specific ally modified by the Planning Commission as provided herein. Pursuant to approval of a conditional use permit, the Planning Commission may authorize an increase in the intensity of a home occupation, as follows: (1) The number of customers coming to a dwelling unit may range up to six (6) per hour, provided sufficient off-street parking is provided. (2) A larger commercial vehicle may be used, provided it is parked on private property and adequately screened. (3) Outside employees not residing on the premises may be allowed during daytime business hours (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) subject to the conditions of either Subsection (a) or (b): (a) No more than one (1) outside employees at one time for a dwelling unit located on a lot or parcel which is at least eight thousand (8,000) square feet in area. One (1) additional employee may be allowed for each additional increment of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet in the area of the lot or parcel. (b) As an alternative to Subsection (a), a home occupation that does not bring customers to the premises may have up to three (3) outside employees at one time for a dwelling unit located on a lot or parcel which is at least eight thousand (8,000) square feet in size, provided sufficient offstreet parking is provided. One (1) additional employee may be allowed for each additional increment of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet in the area of the lot or parcel. (4) Promotional meetings for the purpose of selling merchandise, taking orders, or training may be held up to four (4) times per month. (5) An applicant for a Major Home Occupation may forego the hearing before the Planning Commission, as well as paying the fee for a conditional use permit if all the property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the applicant's property sign a petition in support of the home occupation. Family Day Care Services (defined in section 14.06.020, Provo City Code) requires a Home Occupation Permit. The provider is limited to six (6) children. The provider must reside in the residence where services are provided. The provider must receive a license from the State of Utah within sixty (60) days after approval by the city. Family Group Day Care (defined in section 14.06.020, Provo City Code) requires a Conditional Use Permit. The provider is limited to twelve (12) children. The provider must reside in the residence where services are provided. The subject residence must conform to the Uniform Building Code prior to operating the facility. The provider must receive a license from the State of Utah within sixty (60) days after approval by the city. Child Day Care Centers (defined in section 14.06.020, Provo City Code) require a Conditional Use Permit. All Centers must comply with the Uniform Building Code prior to occupancy and must receive a license from the State of Utah within sixty days after approval by Provo City.

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